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Monday, July 15, 2013

Toronto's Festival of Beer

It’s that
time of year again for my favourite summer festival in Toronto, Beer-fest! Toronto’s
Festival of Beer is a celebration of Canada’s rich brewing history, showcasing
experts of the brewing craft from around the world. Featuring more than 200
brands, Toronto’s Festival of Beer is Canada’s premier celebration of the
golden beverage. The festival takes place July 26th 4:30 - 11:00pm, July 27th
1:30 - 8:00pm and July 28th 1:30 - 8:00pm at Bandshell Park in Exhibition
Place, Toronto.

I’ve attended Beerfest for the past 5 or 6 years and have always had such a fantastic time. A lot of people use it as an excuse to get
sloppy drunk out in the sun but I actually do look forward to sampling out good
beer and food. I’m really excited for this year’s event because they have
designated a specific section at the festival for New Brews from Canada, along
with a showcase of West Coast beers in their World of Beer Pavilion. Some of
the West Coast favourites include Granville Island (the hefeweizen is amazing),
Central City Brewing Company, Tree Brewery, Rouge Brewery and more. Also keep your eyes open for Sierra Nevada,
Stone Brewing, Firestone Walker and Silver City Brewing popping up in the World
of Beer Pavilion as well. I've scanned through the list
of exhibitors this year and I’m very pleased to see some new exhibitors such as
Somersby and a big favourite of mine, Tusker Premium Lager from Kenya (a must
try).

Along with
good beer comes good food! This year the list has some of my favourite places
in the city! Food from MELT grilled cheese, Rock Lobsterfood Co, Oyster Boy, Pizza Libretto, Smokes Poutinerie, and many more. The problem with such good
food choices is I want to try them all.
Beer makes decision-making even harder so If I end up trying something
from each booth, please don’t judge me haha.

There will
also be great artists performing each day:Friday - Escort and De La SoulSaturday - Spin DoctorsSunday - Big Sugar

Also new to
the festival this year is a smartphone app Hailo. An evolution of the traditional hail, Hailo
is a free smartphone app which puts people just two taps away from a licensed
Toronto taxi. "Guest
safety is our top priority — we want people to have fun, but also enjoy
themselves responsibly and take all necessary precautions when arranging
transportation to and from the festival," said Les Murray, President of
Toronto's Festival of Beer. "We created this partnership with Hailo to
ensure that everyone attending the festival has a way home that is safe,
reliable and easy."

Hailo is a free download for iPhone
and Android at hailocab.com/toronto.

It’s that
time of year again for my favourite summer festival in Toronto, Beer-fest! Toronto’s
Festival of Beer is a celebration of Canada’s rich brewing history, showcasing
experts of the brewing craft from around the world. Featuring more than 200
brands, Toronto’s Festival of Beer is Canada’s premier celebration of the
golden beverage. The festival takes place July 26th 4:30 - 11:00pm, July 27th
1:30 - 8:00pm and July 28th 1:30 - 8:00pm at Bandshell Park in Exhibition
Place, Toronto.

I’ve attended Beerfest for the past 5 or 6 years and have always had such a fantastic time. A lot of people use it as an excuse to get
sloppy drunk out in the sun but I actually do look forward to sampling out good
beer and food. I’m really excited for this year’s event because they have
designated a specific section at the festival for New Brews from Canada, along
with a showcase of West Coast beers in their World of Beer Pavilion. Some of
the West Coast favourites include Granville Island (the hefeweizen is amazing),
Central City Brewing Company, Tree Brewery, Rouge Brewery and more. Also keep your eyes open for Sierra Nevada,
Stone Brewing, Firestone Walker and Silver City Brewing popping up in the World
of Beer Pavilion as well. I've scanned through the list
of exhibitors this year and I’m very pleased to see some new exhibitors such as
Somersby and a big favourite of mine, Tusker Premium Lager from Kenya (a must
try).

Along with
good beer comes good food! This year the list has some of my favourite places
in the city! Food from MELT grilled cheese, Rock Lobsterfood Co, Oyster Boy, Pizza Libretto, Smokes Poutinerie, and many more. The problem with such good
food choices is I want to try them all.
Beer makes decision-making even harder so If I end up trying something
from each booth, please don’t judge me haha.

There will
also be great artists performing each day:Friday - Escort and De La SoulSaturday - Spin DoctorsSunday - Big Sugar

Also new to
the festival this year is a smartphone app Hailo. An evolution of the traditional hail, Hailo
is a free smartphone app which puts people just two taps away from a licensed
Toronto taxi. "Guest
safety is our top priority — we want people to have fun, but also enjoy
themselves responsibly and take all necessary precautions when arranging
transportation to and from the festival," said Les Murray, President of
Toronto's Festival of Beer. "We created this partnership with Hailo to
ensure that everyone attending the festival has a way home that is safe,
reliable and easy."

Hailo is a free download for iPhone
and Android at hailocab.com/toronto.

Not gonna lie: I love a good beer festival and trying out new kinds of beer for fun, so I hope you have a fabulous time next weekend! And now I'm gonna go research when the beer festivals in my town are... :)